Improved car-coupling



"A. J. BRAILEY.

Car Coupling. No. 86,129. Patented Jan. 26,1869."

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IMPROVED CAR-COUPLING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 83, [29, dated January 26, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J BRALEY, of Berlin, in the county of Washington and State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Shackling or Coupling (Jars; and I do hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawin gs.

My invention consists of a drawbar, A, having a raised shoulder, B, which operates as a hunter, with another shoulder, G, at the termination of the jaw-bed D; and at the other termination of the jaw-bed is a slot, E, and at the termination of the draw-bar is the draw-head E, which has a shoulder at G.

The draw head or bar is beveled at the end, as shown at H. Upon each side of the drawhead is aflange. (Marked I I.) Placed in the slot E, Figure l, is the jaw or lip J, the form of which may be seen by reference to Drawing No. 5. The jaw is a separate piece, kept in its place by means of the fingers or claws K K, passing over the flange I. The jaw is provided with an arm upon each side, L L, attached to which is a chain, M M, which passes through the ends of the arms or standards 0 O, and is secured to the axle or brake N, placed upon the front of the car, as represented in Drawing No. 1. The jaw J is drawn forward into the jaw-bed, or closed, as repre sented in Drawing No. 3, by turning the handwheel or lever at the upper end of the axle or brake N.

The weight Q, which is connected to the draw-bar by means of the lever or arm E, and

secured by a bolt, S, is connected with the jaw J by means of a chain or cord, T, in such a manner as to open it or bring it up to the shoulder G when the power is removed from the brake-wheel I. No. 2 drawing best shows the way in which the weight Q operates in closing the jaw J.

To couple cars having my draw-bars it is only necessary to push them together. The jaws strike each other as they pass, and are thrown backward into the jaw-beds, and, as soon as the draw-bars pass each other sufliciently, the jaws are brought back into place by means of the weights Q, Q.

To uncouple cars, shut either jaw by turn in g the rod or axle N, by applying the power to the wheel P at the top of the car, winding the chain around the rod or axle, as shown in Drawing No. 3. Drawing No. 6 shows the position of the draw-bars when coupled.

I propose to attach the draw-bars to the cars in the same manner as the common shackle is attached.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the draw-bar A, which has shoulders B and 0, slot E, and draw-head F, with flanges D, with the jaw J, which has fingers .K, and arms L, when constructed and operated substantially as described, as and for the purpose specified.

ANDREYV J. BRALEY.

Witnesses:

G. G. BEALEY, JOHN BRALEY. 

